Instructors
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Tim Bray
A professional performing guitarist for over
20 years, Tim Bray is a fixture on the local
and regional music scene. Since beginning
teaching guitar at Apple Music in 1993, he
has taught over 40,000 individual guitar and
bass lessons to hundreds of students of all
skill levels. He specializes in advanced rock,
country, and blues studies, applied music
theory and improvisation skills. His
impressive performance resume includes
work with The Fabulous Sensations, Sean
Michael Dargan, Sugarbeet and his current
band, Crown Vic. He is currently a candidate
for a Master of Education degree from the
University of Mary Washington. |
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Andra Faye
Andra Faye is known for her powerful vocals
and for her talents on stringed instruments
(fiddle, upright & electric bass & guitar),
especially the blues mandolin. She has
recorded and performed nationally and
internationally with Saffire-The Uppity Blues
Women since joining them in 1992. In
addition to teaching privately and for
workshops such as Augusta Heritage Blues
Week, she performs solo and with "The
Mighty Good Men," as well as other
spontaneous configurations. She has been
nominated multiple times for a W. C. Handy
Award for blues instrumentalist for mandolin
& violin, as well as for her work with Saffire. |
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Keith
McConnell
Keith has been playing music for nearly 20
years, and teaching locally for the past four.
He has played everything from musical
theater to rock to jazz, starting with a stint as
bass guitarist for the Maranatha Touring
Choir. He is a founding member of the Clay
Mottley Band, and has played with local acts
such as Ask Fred, Lowboys, and many
others. He currently plays bass with the jazz
act Third Stream, and jazz vocalist Ms.
Kathy Douberly, and plays guitar with the
pop/rock band Luminosity. His teaching style
focuses on reading, theory, improvisation,
and technique. He is currently accepting
students for beginner to intermediate guitar
or bass. |
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Kelly Burcher
Kelly Burcher has been playing the piano for
13 years. She has an ongoing passion for the
piano. Within the last couple of years, she
has begun to share her passion with her
students of all ages. She attends Stafford
Senior High School and has had the
experience of playing with the Jazz Band,
accompanying all choirs, playing for a
variety of school events and playing for
graduation ceremonies. She has performed
in many places ranging from Disney World
to Mary Washington University with the
Honors Jazz Band. In addition to performing
and teaching, she also accompanies for her
church’s choirs and plays drums for the
Praise and Worship Band. |
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Mark Davis
Mark Davis is a talented multi-instrumentalist who enjoys
and appreciates a broad range of musical styles. He has been
playing violin and guitar since childhood, and performing
and teaching in the Fredericksburg, Va., area since 1995.
His teaching curriculum emphasizes proper technique,
intonation, music theory and music reading skills. His
lessons are tailored to the individual student’s needs and
musical tastes, whether child or adult. He is currently
accepting new students for violin/fiddle, electric and
acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo and viola. |
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